Zac is in Windy Kansas... Every other sentence he speaks has the word "WIND" in it which has made biking very difficult...Zac made it to windy Hutchinson yesterday and was able to get repairs and supplies at a bike shop that opened in 1922 and one of their employees just retired after 48 years of service. Zac continues on the windy TransAmerica trail. There are many churches and community centers along this designated trail that offer their hospitality to the bikers. Zac was staying at one of these, the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church,enjoying a warm bed and community kitchen. He had grocery shopped before he stopped and was amazed with how much the cost of groceries have escalated since his biking trip last summer.
Hutchinson is 39 windy miles NW of Wichita on the Arkansas River. It is home of the Prairie Dunes County Club, founded in 1930. It is frequently ranked among the best golf courses in the US and has hosted several USGA national champinship tournaments.
"Hutch" is also known as the "Salt City". It was discovered in 1887 and the first salt processing plant was built west of the Mississippi. They also built the WORLD'S longest grain elevator in 1961- that fact will come in handy, I am sure.
Anita Coursaut, the late actress known as Helen Crump of the Andy Griffith Show was born here and "Hutch" is also the home of Murry Wilson, the father of the Willson brothers of the Beach Boys.. Who knew?
Zac will leave windy Hutchinson, and peddling to some very small windy town in Kansas.. against the Wind......
Thank you all for asking about Zac, sending us notes and he appreciates all the kind donations. He has been amazed at everyone's involvement and generosity, This helps so very much when you are peddling, against the Wind....
*posted by Zac's mom who sends all her love to the students of Sunset Park Elementary School*
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